Matthew Parkinson 226 Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 I got this guy almost finished up, I should have it all done before I leave to teach my class at Peters valley later this week, some of you might remember this blade form a earlier thread, I was originally only commissioned for the blade. However after finishing the blade the customer designed the fittings and me to extend the commission. It took some time to get started on it due to my rather hectic scheduled over the last few months. as always with a customers design it seems easy until you need to make it.. the guard is fabricated from around 20 individual pieces and to make the pommel took four parts and I needed to make three fixtures to finish it. the grip is formed from sycamore and I am doing a woven basket weave wrap from leather. stats 58" overall 42" blade 6lb 4"balance point let me know what you all think thanks MP Link to post Share on other sites
Wayne C 1 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Gosh DAMM that thing looks good! That's a pretty neat idea you have for the leather wrap on the hilt. I likey very much Link to post Share on other sites
Miles Hebbard 2 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 nice looking wrap! I'll have to learn how to...can't wait to see it done! the whole hilt is prety amazing! Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Colwell 143 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 (edited) that thing has as many pieces as the guard on a jian (something I have always avoided due to THE FEAR.) looks really good, Matthew. Solid work. impressive. kc edited to add: forgot to mention, the wrap looks killer, and it also makes my head hurt. Edited June 2, 2015 by Kevin (The Professor) Link to post Share on other sites
MatthewBerry 68 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Looks great! That's one big sword. Did you do the heat treat in your salt pot? Link to post Share on other sites
Alan Longmire 2,747 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Neat-o! Link to post Share on other sites
Matthew Parkinson 226 Posted June 2, 2015 Author Share Posted June 2, 2015 wrap is finished! It just needs sharpening and a final polish, should have it 100 percent done tomorrow. the blade was hardened in the salt with an air quench and tempered in the vertical kiln. that is the one nice thing with this L6 it air hardens to 63RC keeps the warping down a bit. about the only nice thing about working with it ,,, but it makes SUCH a strong blade with the right heat treat. Link to post Share on other sites
Tim Tracey 29 Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Wow, I can't wait to see it completed! Link to post Share on other sites
Matthew Parkinson 226 Posted June 12, 2015 Author Share Posted June 12, 2015 and done... Link to post Share on other sites
Collin Miller 136 Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Looks awesome, Matt, It's got a really nice look to it. How come so many pieces? Link to post Share on other sites
Niaro To 4 Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 17th century? Link to post Share on other sites
Wes Detrick 487 Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 That is a big bastard and looks great! Can you add some more closeup pictures please? I would say that this beast warrants it... Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Stephens 425 Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 Nice!! Beastly! Link to post Share on other sites
Miles Hebbard 2 Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 Very cool Matt! Link to post Share on other sites
David Stifle 2 Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 Great Sword! I'd love to hear more about how you did that great wrap! Link to post Share on other sites
Matthew Parkinson 226 Posted June 16, 2015 Author Share Posted June 16, 2015 thanks guys this was a fun one! Looks awesome, Matt, It's got a really nice look to it. How come so many pieces? ended up with so many pieces because that was the easiest way i could think of to make the customers design. for example if I had forged it from one piece (a real pain but I think doable) doing the bronze inserts and getting the ends turned nicely would have been almost impossible. MP 17th century? this one isn't really based on any historical sword. Great Sword! I'd love to hear more about how you did that great wrap! the wrap is not all that complicated, a piece of thin leather is cut to the width of the grip and a bit extra on length, this is then slit in to 1/4" strips leaving a small section uncut at one end. 1/4 wide strips of thin leather were cut and dyed an off color from the other piece. the uncut strip is glued down and the off color strip is glued over it, the off color strip is woven around the handle in an over/under pattern with new strips being spliced in as needed. MP Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Colwell 143 Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 triumph! that is one heck of a sword. great work. Hope the customer is as enthusiastic as we are about the outcome! Link to post Share on other sites
Carry R Grant 2 Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 That leather work is amazing dude.. Link to post Share on other sites
Eddie Eggleston 1 Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 frickn killer! Eddie Link to post Share on other sites
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